Feet to Meters — Free Online Converter

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How to Convert Feet to Meters

Multiply the foot value by 0.3048. One foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters by international agreement.

Feet to Meters Conversion Table

FeetMeters
0.50.1524
10.3048
20.6096
51.524
103.048
154.572
206.096
257.62
5015.24
10030.48
25076.2
500152.4
1000304.8

How Many Meters in a Feet?

1 feet equals 0.3048 meters. To convert any value, multiply the number of feet by 0.3048.

Common Use Cases

Real estate listings in the United States describe room dimensions and ceiling heights in feet, but international buyers and architects working with metric plans need meter equivalents. A room described as 12 x 15 feet converts to roughly 3.66 x 4.57 meters, which is critical for furniture planning and spatial modeling in metric-based CAD software.

Aviation altitude is reported in feet worldwide, yet runway lengths and visibility distances at many international airports are given in meters. Pilots and air traffic controllers regularly convert between the two, and understanding that 10,000 feet is about 3,048 meters helps ground crews coordinate approach procedures at metric-reporting airports.

In competitive swimming and athletics, pool lengths and track distances are standardized in meters, but American coaches and athletes sometimes think in feet. A 50-meter Olympic pool is about 164 feet, and knowing the conversion helps coaches translate interval paces between metric splits and imperial stopwatch times.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many meters are in 1 foot?
1 foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters.
What is the formula to convert feet to meters?
Multiply the number of feet by 0.3048. For example, 6 feet × 0.3048 = 1.8288 meters.
How tall is 5 feet 10 inches in meters?
5 feet 10 inches = 5.833 feet × 0.3048 = 1.778 meters (approximately 1.78 m).
Is 1 meter longer than 1 foot?
Yes, 1 meter is about 3.281 feet, so it is roughly 3.3 times longer than a foot.